Type
Kayashima Shuzo · Oita
Nishinoseki Tokubetsu Junmai Daruma Cup (180ml)
$10.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Hattan Nishiki (Hiroshima), Hi no HIkari (Oita)
Prefecture
Oita
Flavor profileEach scale is our tasting-room read on where this bottle sits between two extremes — dry to sweet, light to full-bodied, soft to acidic, and subtle to aromatic. These are subjective, however, and will shift with food, serveware & temp.
DrySweetBalanced dry: reads as dry, with a little bit of softness, or maybe a fruit/brown sugar note that tempers the impression of dryness. Most people will read "2" as dry.
LightFullLight: lean and easy, mellow, has enough flavor and umami to give it character but generally really easy to drink. This is the most common weight for junmai ginjo/ginjo sake.
SoftAcidicVery soft: gentle and mellow, almost no perceptible acidity. A "1" sake isn't flat or boring, but is balanced around overall subtlety and softness, using other characteristics to give it structure.
SubtleAromaticVery subtle aroma: almost no aroma, maybe a little rice, chestnut, or pear. Usually comes with a subtle flavor profile as well.
This one-cup is a delicious representation of Southern-style sake: richer, bolder, a little bit sweeter, but not necessarily fruity. A soft note of brown sugar, yellow apple, ripe anjou pear, and a nice full texture, just a tad drier than other Southern cups, like Kumamon cup.
Your case:
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Specifications
Region: Kyushu
Type: Tokubetsu Junmai & Tokubetsu Honjozo
Rice: Hattan Nishiki (Hiroshima), Hi no HIkari (Oita)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
ABV: 15%
SMV: -2
Acidity: 1.4
Yeast: #901
Size: 180ml
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Flat-rate case shipping; in-store pickup available.
Pick up in person
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